[iana]

"Has anyone seen this product or know more about this one?
What are your thoughts."

Dolomiti gear shifter

Have seen one of these installed in an S2 Exige.

Precision made. CAD similar to the later oem shifter - with internal reverse lift. Durable CNC components and all roller bearing operation and metal lever pivot ball. Tig welded stainless handbrake frame incorporating switch mount.

Lever throw adjustable for Shift and Cross-gate movement. Option of anodised colours for those who wish to leave it exposed.

Your pic shows shifter with SSC cables that come with rod end connections, he can supply these for oem cables.

Precise shifting, a great piece of engineering.

 

[iana]

I am really impressed with the engineering precision and components of the Dolomiti shifter solution.

Manuel shows some of the engineering that has gone into it:

 

[iana]

re Dolomiti shifter
Video here of adjusting the throw of the gear shift and the cross-gate mechanism.
Am impressed with the design, engineering and materials that have gone into this solution.
In the video Manuel has his shifter at close to shortest shift and cross-gate movement near minimum.

 

[iana]

Dolomiti shifter

I spoke to Manuel the engineer of the Dolomiti shifter and he advises against any changes to the mechanism at the gearbox end, as adjustable shift and cross-gate throw at the shifter end are adjustable to provide short enough throw for both functions and it is preferable for smooth operation to change leverage at the shifter lever end than at the short levers at the gearbox end.

As far as installing the Dolomiti shifter goes, he recommends the SSC cables - if you need to replace the cables. The SSC cables come with pfte lined rod end connections, but Manuel can supply the same rod ends to retrofit to your existing cables. Apart from less lost motion inside the SSC cables themselves and better guide sleeves to reduce whipping of the inner cables at both terminations, the rod ends themselves are a good improvement over the standard connections to reduce lost motion.

If the car has some years on it, then you could replace the bushes in the gearbox end mechanism for further improvement. One is more a dust cover than bush but can deteriorate over time and increase lost motion in that mechanism.
Below is a pic of 3 bush/cover items for the C60/C64 gearbox. The 2 bushes and dust cover are at bottom of pic and these are all you need from parts shown - Part nos. are 2nd and 3rd items on the list in the pic.

 

[iana]

Dolomiti - Improved Lotus gear shifter
Latest pics from Manuel of replacement shifter assembly for Toyota S2 Elise, Exige and V6 Exige.
A piece of industrial art.

dolomitishifter@gmail.com

 

[iana]

Great report on an excellent piece of engineering. Manuel has thought of everything - like his eccentric shaft to adjust the cross-gate spring.

This is the full solution for Blue pivot ball failure on any factory 07>17 shifters, or for 04>07 cars that just want more precision and adjustable lever throw.

I see that he can also supply spherical rod ends for your factory cables, as come standard with SSC cables.